Helping Others Take the Next Step﻿﻿Description:This workshop will offer a unique approach of combining crisis intervention and coaching. We will look at six areas that these two approaches have in common in helping others take the next step. The six commonalities are: Emotions, Reflective Learning, Good Questions, Good Listening, Good Preparation, and Action. We will visit a holistic approach to see helping others not just survive but to thrive. Life is a journey and we have the opportunity to walk with others for a few moments on theirs. We are not to walk in front of others or behind others, but to walk beside others. Presenter:William (Bill) Dieckmann was born and raised in Evansville, IN. He is married to Jo Ann (Brumley) Dieckmann and they have two children and one grandchild with another on the way, all of them live in the Columbia area. Bill has been serving the Columbia Metro Baptist Association for 25 plus years. He is a graduate of the University of Southern Indiana, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and has advance training with the National Organization of Victim Assistance. Bill is an author and speaker on subject of Crisis Intervention and Life Coaching. Recently he received the Order of the Silver Crescent for the Governor of South Carolina and on the same day received a Key to the City of Columbia from the Mayor and City Council. May 25, 2014 was declared Bill Dieckmann Day in the city of Columbia, SC. Bill is President of the Palmetto Crisis Intervention Team and has a private practice in the area of Executive/Life Coaching. ﻿﻿

﻿Recognizing and Documenting Child Physical Abuse and Neglect: Your Role as a Mandated Reporter (Part 2)﻿Description:This training is designed for educators, law enforcement officers, emergency management personnel to include EMS, nurses and emergency room staff, victim advocates, counselors and others who are mandated reporters who are tasked with the responsibilities of reporting, documenting, collecting, and/or preserving evidence from a physically abused or neglected child. This course is designed to provide a more in-depth knowledge of abuse, neglect, exploitation, victimization and related dynamics of one of our most vulnerable population. It is designed to provide training in recognizing and documenting abuse, neglect and exploitation. Additionally, the participants will identify and understand medical terminology of certain types of abuse and the importance of their role as a mandated reporter.Presenter:Patsy Lightle received her Bachelor’s degree from Columbia College in Biology, certification in Medical Technology from the American Society of Clinical Pathologists, Class 1 Police Officer Certification from the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy and post graduate hours in Forensic Science from the University of Virginia while attending the FBI in Quantico, Virginia. She has served over 35 years in law enforcement and forensic science to include crime scene, forensic serology and DNA analysis, child abuse, elder abuse, and vulnerable adult abuse investigations. She researched and developed the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division’s (SLED’s) Adult and Child Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits used for collecting adult and child physical and sexual abuse evidence which the FBI adopted as their training kit. She designed and implemented the Forensic DNA laboratory, SLED’s Department of Child Fatalities, and Vulnerable Adult Abuse Investigations Units. She was the supervisor over the SLED’s Special Victims Unit and investigated suspicious child deaths and vulnerable adult abuse, neglect and exploitation. She joined the Children’s Law Center in 2014 where she lectures on child physical abuse and neglect and child death investigations to various law enforcement agencies, medical personnel, social workers, coroners, victim advocates and academic institutions. She has testified in over 300 homicide and sexual assault cases.

SCDC Connects: 3 Key Strategies for Recharging Victims’ RightsDescription:The Division of Victim Services at the South Carolina Department of Corrections manages three programs, all with the goal of making a positive impact on our shared community. A discussion of these three key programs will share information on ways the Agency is working to transform the lives of offenders to realize the harm they have caused, inform and empower victims through easily obtained, enhanced automated information, and investments in our community to reduce repeated crimes by young offenders. The session will also include a Q&A session at the close.

Presenters:Sherry Rhodes is the Program Manager for South Carolina’s Statewide Automated Victim Information and Notification (SC SAVIN) system. She is an 18 year veteran of the South Carolina Department of Corrections, with experience in many facets of the Agency as well as the field of Corrections. Ms. Rhodes is a member of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Victims Advocate Association (SCLEVA), and has a passion for helping victims obtain the information they need to make sound decisions, while navigating the criminal justice process. She holds a B.A. in Psychology and has completed Masters Level work in Criminal Justice.Nicole Abrams is the Program Coordinator for the South Carolina Department of Corrections’ Impact of Crime Program. Ms. Abrams is very passionate about helping other, and she has worked in the human services field in different capacities for over 11 years. For 8 of those years, Ms. Abrams has worked with and served victims of crime to ensure their rights were upheld, and she continues to be an advocate for victims of crime in her current position. Ms. Abrams is a member of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Victims Advocate Association (SCLEVA). She holds a B.A. in Sociology and a M.S. in Human Services. She is currently working on her Ph.D. in Psychology.Sharon Gaddist is the Special Projects Coordinator for the South Carolina Department of Corrections’ Division of Victim Services. She has been with the department for three years and has devoted over 17 years to the field of Correctional Administration in various capacities ranging from support services to finance and budgeting. She currently works as a liaison with the Young Offender Parole and Reentry Services and coordinates victim restitution. Ms. Gaddist is a member of the National Association of Professional Women and has earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Claflin University with a major in Professional English and a minor in Criminal Justice.

Understanding Disability and Addressing AccessibilityDescription:The content of this workshop will include an understanding of the intersection and commonalities of the victims’ and the disability movements; the convergence that these two movements have on the impact on support; our responsibilities in providing welcoming environments and appropriate outreach and services to victims with disabilities. The facilitator will provide an overview of the most common disabilities, functional disability categories, and special issues confronting elder victims. The workshop will be an interactive workshop that will include a number of challenging scenarios for participants.Presenters:Jayne Crisp is an internationally board Certified Trauma Specialist with 40 years experience as a crime victim assistance practitioner and trauma responder. She is the administrator of the Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists. She is the former director of the Violence Against Women with Disabilities project of Safe Harbor, a domestic violence program in SC. She currently serves on the Greenville County Foster Care Review Board, participates in the Senior Leadership class of Furman University and is the Chair of the Canterbury Counseling Center board of directors. Jayne founded the first rape crisis center in SC (1974); the first prosecutor based victim witness assistance program in SC (1978); the first community crisis response team in the Southeast (1987), and a state-wide crisis response team that responded to a variety of community crises that included: the drowning murder of two children by their mother, Susan Smith; school violence; airline disasters; and other traumatic events that impacted communities. Jayne served as executive director of Mental Health America for Greenville and Anderson Counties; Coordinator of Training and Development for the Governor’s State Office of Victim Assistance; and National Director of Victim Services for Neighbors Who Care, a faith-based victim assistance ministry and subsidiary of Prison Fellowship. Jayne's extensive direct service, administrative expertise, collaborative initiatives and advocacy on behalf of victims helped create a strong foundation in SC for victim services and advocates. Jayne received the 1991 National Crime Victims Rights Week Presidential Award, the Common Cause Public Service Achievement award, and a national award from the National Organization for Victim Assistance for excellence in victim services. She co-authored Helping a Neighbor in Crisis, (Tyndale House), Helping Victims of Crime - Pathways Toward Healing (Wheaton College, 2011); created HOUSEWISE STREETWISE, a Presidential award winning child safety education curriculum, and Taking the Stand, a video designed to prepare child witnesses to testify in criminal court.

Victims’ Voices Description:Victim/Survivors of crime share their stories about what happened to them and their families as the result of violent crime, and how they are coping with the after-math, including the criminal justice process.Presenter: David Longstreet

In Response to Hate CrimesDescription:There is no hate crime legislation in South Carolina. As a result, working these types of crimes as well as our response to the victims can be challenging. This session will focus on the definition of a hate crime, how to report, to whom to report and dual track investigation. The main focus will be on individual crimes and how to respond appropriately to the victim as well as addressing the concerns of the communities affected.Presenter:Dottie Cronise - After graduating from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology, in 1974, she began her law enforcement career in August 1974 as the first female juvenile investigator with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. In 1979, she was hired as an agent with the SC State Law Enforcement Division. Her first 8 years at SLED was on Governor Richard Riley’s Executive Protection Detail, which involved working with agencies across the US and out of the country. In 1986, she was awarded the Order of the Palmetto by Governor Riley. Her last 12 years was as Supervisory Special Agent. During that time, she had the supervisory responsibilities for the Missing Persons Clearinghouse, D.A.R.E. Unit, Intelligence Unit, and Case file section of SLED. Her work involved victims and families, serving on numerous committees and task force for both statewide and nationwide interests. She retired from SLED in January, 2001.She returned to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department in August of 2003 and now work as an investigator in the Missing Persons’ Unit. She served as president of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Victim Advocates Association from 2006 to 2008. She is certified through the SC Criminal Justice Academy as an instructor and develop and provide training to officers across the state. In May of 2004, she was selected to serve as liaison for the RCSD to the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered (GLBT) community. Aside from overall GLBT community involvement, she conduct training sessions specific to this area to both law enforcement and other agencies statewide, assist in investigations and victim services relevant to the community, and serve as a point of contact for hate crime reports to our agency.

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